. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds, blooded stock. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. White Silver-skinned, {PhiladelphiagrowtJi^ for sets.) Very desirable for family use; mild and pleasant flavor. Highly esteemed for pickling when young; also for market in early winter. It does not keep as well as the preceding. This is the variety of which white onion sets are grown. In some sections it is 'knowmslVJute Portugal. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30cts.; H lb $; B) $ Large Yellow Strasburg, or Dutch. {Philad
. Burpee's farm annual : garden, farm, and flower seeds, blooded stock. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. White Silver-skinned, {PhiladelphiagrowtJi^ for sets.) Very desirable for family use; mild and pleasant flavor. Highly esteemed for pickling when young; also for market in early winter. It does not keep as well as the preceding. This is the variety of which white onion sets are grown. In some sections it is 'knowmslVJute Portugal. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30cts.; H lb $; B) $ Large Yellow Strasburg, or Dutch. {Philadelphia growth,for sets.) Areliable and ver^'popular variety. Very productive. Flesh white, fine grained, and not so strong in flavor as the red. Keeps well and is good for shipping. This is the sort of which the yellow onion sets aregro\\'n. Pkt. 10 cts.; ^ oz. 20 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; ^fi); K) $ Oniox Sets, White and Yellow, for sale at market prices. Price per qt. about 50 cts. ; postage, 25 cts. per quart NEW ITALIAN ONIONS. These onions, which have of late years gained great celebrity, grow remarkably large in size, weighing from one to four pounds each. The flavor is verj- sweet and milder than our American varieties. While it would net be safe to rely on them for a large market crop until after , yet in the South especially they have succeeded admirably. Our seed is allgroivn in Italy, and is much superior to that grown elsewhere. Giant White Italian Tripoli. Similar to the Red Tripoli, except in color. It is stated that in Italy onions of this variety have been grown to weigh 4 ibs. To attain fiill size the bulbs should be set out the second season. Pkt. ID cts.; oz. 30 cts.; ^ ; ib$ New Queen_. A popular silver-skinned variety, remark- able for its quick growth and good keeping qualities. Sown in February it will produce onions one to two inches in diameter, early in summer. Sown in July they will be ready to pull late in autumn, and i
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